Ostasio III da Polenta

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Lord of Ravenna
71. Obizzo da Polenta Signor di Ravenna lascia morendo, suo figlio Ostasio III raccomandato alla Repubblica Veneta, 25 Gennaro anno 1432.jpg
Obizzo da Polenta entrusting his son Ostasio to the Republic of Venice
Lord of Ravenna
Reign1431–1441
Predecessor Obizzo da Polenta
SuccessorNone (annexed by the Republic of Venice)
Died1447
Candia, Crete
Noble family Da Polenta family
Father Obizzo da Polenta

Ostasio III da Polenta (died 1447) was the last lord of Ravenna of the da Polenta family.

The son of Obizzo da Polenta, he inherited Ravenna but under the control of a provveditore from the nearby Republic of Venice. In 1438 the condottiero Niccolò Piccinino, commander of the Milanese troops, invaded the lordship, forcing Ostasio to ally himself with the Visconti of Milan against Venice. The latter sent a fleet which conquered Ravenna without opposition, putting an end to the Polentani seigniory in February 1441.

Ostasio was exiled to a Benedictine convent in Candia, in Crete, where he died in 1447, probably assassinated.

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Preceded by Lord of Ravenna
1431–1441
Annexed by the Republic of Venice